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JP2013079954A5
JP2013079954A5 JP2012215495A JP2012215495A JP2013079954A5 JP 2013079954 A5 JP2013079954 A5 JP 2013079954A5 JP 2012215495 A JP2012215495 A JP 2012215495A JP 2012215495 A JP2012215495 A JP 2012215495A JP 2013079954 A5 JP2013079954 A5 JP 2013079954A5
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第1の磁気層と第2の磁気層、および前記第1の磁気層と第2の磁気層の間に挟まれた非磁気層を含むセンサスタックであって、エアベアリング面に配置された前縁、前記前縁の反対側に配置された後縁、および各々が前記前縁から前記後縁まで延在する第1および第2の横方向に逆向きの側面を有するセンサスタックと、
前記センサスタックにバイアス磁場を提供するための前記センサスタックの前記後縁に隣接して配置された磁気バイアス構造であって、前記センサスタックの近傍に、前記センサスタックの前記第1および第2の横方向に逆向きの側面に整列し、且つ張出し部を有する第1の側面および第2の側面を有するネック部を含む磁気バイアス構造と
を含む、磁気センサ。
A sensor stack comprising a first magnetic layer and a second magnetic layer, and a non-magnetic layer sandwiched between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer, before being disposed on the air bearing surface A sensor stack having an edge, a trailing edge disposed opposite the leading edge, and first and second laterally opposite sides each extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge;
Wherein a magnetic bias structure located adjacent to the trailing edge of the sensor stack for providing a bias magnetic field to the sensor stack, the in the vicinity of the sensor stack, the first contact and the second of the sensor stack A magnetic bias structure including a neck portion having a first side surface and a second side surface aligned with laterally opposite side surfaces of the first side surface and a projecting portion ;
Including magnetic sensor.
前記磁気バイアス構造の前記張出し部が、前記エアベアリング面に平行な平面に対して90度より小さく0度より大きい角度をなす縁を有する、請求項1に記載の磁気センサ。   The magnetic sensor according to claim 1, wherein the projecting portion of the magnetic bias structure has an edge that forms an angle of less than 90 degrees and greater than 0 degrees with respect to a plane parallel to the air bearing surface. 前記磁気バイアス構造の前記張出し部が、前記エアベアリング面に平行な平面に対して25〜50度の角度をなす縁を有する、請求項1に記載の磁気センサ。   The magnetic sensor according to claim 1, wherein the projecting portion of the magnetic bias structure has an edge that forms an angle of 25 to 50 degrees with respect to a plane parallel to the air bearing surface. 前記磁気バイアス構造が、非磁性電気絶縁層により前記センサスタックから分離される、請求項1に記載の磁気センサ。   The magnetic sensor of claim 1, wherein the magnetic bias structure is separated from the sensor stack by a non-magnetic electrical insulating layer. 前記センサスタックの前記第1の磁気層および第2の磁気層の各々が、外部磁場の存在に反応して移動自由である磁化を各々有する磁化自由層である、請求項1に記載の磁気センサ。   The magnetic sensor according to claim 1, wherein each of the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer of the sensor stack is a magnetization free layer having a magnetization that is free to move in response to the presence of an external magnetic field. . 前記第1の磁気層および第2の磁気層の各々が、前記エアベアリング面に平行な方向に向けられた磁気異方性を有し、
前記第1の磁気層および第2の磁気層が、前記第1の磁化方向および第2の磁化方向が互いに逆平行に向く傾向があるように逆平行に結合されていて、
前記バイアス磁場が、前記第1の磁気層および第2の磁気層の磁化方向から、前記エアベアリング面に平行でない方向に偏向する、請求項1に記載の磁気センサ。
Each of the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer has a magnetic anisotropy oriented in a direction parallel to the air bearing surface;
The first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer are coupled antiparallel such that the first magnetization direction and the second magnetization direction tend to be antiparallel to each other;
The magnetic sensor according to claim 1, wherein the bias magnetic field is deflected from the magnetization directions of the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer in a direction that is not parallel to the air bearing surface.
前記磁気バイアス構造からの前記バイアス磁場が、外部磁場が存在しない場合、前記第1の磁気層および第2の磁気層の磁化方向を前記エアベアリング面に対して約45度に向ける、請求項6に記載の磁気センサ。   The bias magnetic field from the magnetic bias structure directs the magnetization direction of the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer to about 45 degrees with respect to the air bearing surface when no external magnetic field is present. The magnetic sensor described in 1. 前記磁気バイアス構造からの前記バイアス磁場が、外部磁場が存在しない場合、前記第1の磁気層および第2の磁気層の磁化方向を互いに約90度に向ける、請求項6に記載の磁気センサ。   The magnetic sensor of claim 6, wherein the bias magnetic field from the magnetic bias structure directs the magnetization directions of the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer to about 90 degrees relative to each other when no external magnetic field is present. 前記磁気バイアス構造が、高い保磁力を有する磁気材料を含む、請求項1に記載の磁気センサ。   The magnetic sensor of claim 1, wherein the magnetic bias structure comprises a magnetic material having a high coercivity. 前記磁気バイアス構造がCoPtを含む、請求項1に記載の磁気センサ。   The magnetic sensor of claim 1, wherein the magnetic bias structure comprises CoPt. 前記磁気バイアス構造がCoPtCrを含む、請求項1に記載の磁気センサ。   The magnetic sensor of claim 1, wherein the magnetic bias structure comprises CoPtCr. 前記張出し部が、前記エアベアリング面に対して25〜50度の角度をなす第1の縁部、および前記エアベアリング面に対して前記第1の縁部の角度より大きいが90度より小さい角度をなす第2の縁部を有する、請求項1に記載の磁気センサ。   A first edge that forms an angle of 25 to 50 degrees with respect to the air bearing surface, and an angle that is greater than the angle of the first edge with respect to the air bearing surface but less than 90 degrees; The magnetic sensor according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic sensor has a second edge.
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